Listing-machine.



J. P. Mus. LISTING MUHINE.

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Specification ot-Letters I atent Patented Sept-22, 1908;

Application Med December 5, 1905'. Serial No'. 290.850.-

To all whom. it may concern.-

. Beit known that I, JAMES FRANcIs Mars, a citizen of the United States,residing at Birmingham, in thel county of Jefferson and.

State of Alabama, havel invented new and useful Improvements inListing-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

Myinvention relates to improvements in calculating and machines.

The leading machines in the art to which my invention pertains are'operated by striking andvsetting the proper keys with the 3ngers afterwhich a lever or crank is operated to register the nuinberson the itemand total dials and to rintor listthe items. The operation of pulling orthrowing the lever is not only fatiguingto the operator, but decreasesvery considerably the speed at which the machine can be manipulated. Inother pending ap lications I have shown and claimed a calcu atingmachine adapted to register The items by the direct action ofthekeys-andwithout the use of any lever or crank.

It is one obj ect of my resent invention to provide a machine Whic willset the type digits to rint each 'item of figures; carry the total anset the total type digitsto prin it; and return the keys' and othermechanism back to initial or zero posit-ion, all b r the mere pressureof the keys, and withoutt euse of levers or similar devices.

,It is a further object to provide such a machine with printing deviceswhich are inde pendent of the operation of the calcula'ing machinery andmay be'nsed at the option of the person manipulating the machine. Y Theg advantages derived from such an arrangementare of importance, for Ican rint items or only totals as may be desired t ereby iniprovin'g onthose machines which have1 to print alistof items'in order to get totalson the proper dials. I provide means lto exliibit each it em registeredfor checking aga-.inst mistakes, whetherY the items be printed or not,or, if desired, these proof gures can be dispensed' Withby throwing theitem dials outof operation while the machine registers the movements ofthe keys on the total dials, thereby lightening the Work and resistanceof the operating keys. l -Itis a further 4object of my inventiontoimprove theprinting devices, adapting them to print the items or totalsby a movement of rheppa-per carriage and without:- the use of a ribbonor shifting' of the registering dials. -T he printing is done at the topof the machine reducing thefor printing, the paper carriage isdepressed,

by a stroke similar to that required to operate a key', and moves asmall inking roll over the item type before bringing the aper intolcontact therewith. If a total is esired the paper carriage may bereadily shifted over the total dials and then depressed to rint.

V'The left hand may be used to 'both sh' t and print and at. the sametime these operations may becarriedon while the hand is used for 't andby a rapid, easv touch of theiingers,

operating keys as practically no more movement will be necessary thanthat required tol operate the spacer key on typewriters.

' When the listing or item dials are in use it becomes necessary to'provide meansgto return them to initial position after each item hasbeen registered. This is done b a reset key which is struck aftereachitem has been registered in the same manner as the spacer key ontypewriters.

My invention further comprises the der tails of construction andarrangement of parts hereinafter more particularl described and whichhave been designed an assembled simplest and most economical mannerpossible.

The comparatively ness of manufacture,

in which they can be assembled, make my 'fevv parts, their cheap# andthe ready ina-nner invention more serviceable and available than an nowon the market.

eferring nowto the accompanying drawingswhich illustrate an embodimentof my present invention in a preferred formz-Figure 1, is a tup planview of a listing machine I constructed in accordance with-my invention,

the printing attachments being removed to show the item and total dialsin position for printing,- and the to broken away to show thearrangement of t e key shafts and counter shafts and theirconr'iections. Fi 2, is a longitudinal vertical section throng :n-z,Fig. l. only one of the setsof arms and levers connecting the counterrock shafts to the key l operated shafts' and registering dials shown toavoid confusion.

Fig. 3, is a transverse horizontal section along the line' -1/.-Jy, Fig.2, showing in plan the operating mechamsm for both-sets of registeringdials. Fi

4, is a top plan view ofthe two sets of regis- 85 to produce the resultsabove stated in theA l iii.

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tering dials with the top of the casing removed,v part of the item dialsbeing broken away to illustjratein the plan thcresetting mechanismtherefor. of the resetting mechanism for the item dial in side elevationlooking tothe left. Fig.' 6, is a liront. elevation of the counter rockshafts, Fig. 7, is a-A Fig. '5, is a detail view and the bearing platestherefor. detail rear view of part of the transfer devices for the totaldials. Fig. 8, is a detail sideA elevation of anoperating leverfor thel'total dial' resetting mechanism. Fig.. 9, illus-l trates the totaldial 'resetting mechanism 1n longitudinal sideelevation; l:Fig 10, is adetail plan-l view of the printing attachments, the paper rolls beingshown in dotted lines. Fig. 11, is a front view of Fig. 10, illustratingthe mannerin which the printing carriage is mounted on the machineframe. Fig'.P 12, is a vertical section through the rinting attachmentand a portion of' the dia s looking to the lef t, and showing themechanism in the act of printing anitem. Fig. 13,'is a reverse sideelevation of the rinting attachments looking to the right an(illustrated with a, printing carriage shown slightly lifted on itspivots from its slide supporting carriage." Fig. 14,

.is adeta-il illustration of the pivot connection Acomprises a lurahtyof keys arranged in any desired num er of rows of nine each extendingfrom front to rear of the machine, The number of rows'of keys 1s,determined by the capacitgF of the machine, that illustrated beingprovided with seven rows of numeral keys. The keys ofeach row' areprovided with linger' pieces' 4, which are numbered consecutively vfrom1 to 9. These keys have shanks 5 which project through suitableY.openings inl the top and in a guide plate Y6 mounted on bars 7 and suported near thev bottom of the casing on' ang e irons 8 secured 1 tofront 1, and a transverse partition 9. Sup- Aortis 10 brace the bars 7near their centers.

he key shanks are reduced near their inner ends leaving shoulders 11between which and plate 6 are disposed coiled springs 12 surrounding theAShanks and acting againstthe shoulders to return the keys to initialposition. Pins 13, carried bythe shanks, serve to stop theupwardmovement of the keys byY i enga-ging the top.- Each-key shankcarries Aa pin orantifriction roller 14, adapted to engage an arm 15 ona rock shaft 16. Each row of keys hasny corresponding rock shaftprovided with nine rocker arms 15, one for escasas each key, which arerigiilkyiconnected to' their respectiveshaftsand project therefrom eachreceives an"^annular rockin pressed. L 'lfhu's'the keys of v'a rowlnwillgive tlieir'respective shaft nine annular'rocking'v latfdierent anglesto'and'onjthe same side of a' longitudinal'vertical planeft'hrougheach". 'shaft'. E a'cllof Vthesearms is ada engaged'and -rockedadetermine f" :by-oneof thekeysrbeingso arranged that f 'i',Ino'v'ernent.'l determined .by the value 'of "t lekev gie-Q positionsrepresenting registering points inl its travel, each key increasin themovement imparted to the shaft in equa steps.` Allthe;

keys of a row have strokes of uniformA length but .the point in theirdownward. travel where they enga e and act on their rock shaft '16varies. 'l is is an improvement over arf rangements which require thekeys to be de-l pressed diti'erent distances,l as this materiallyntlects speed of operation. To provide for are disposed alternately onopposite sides of the key shanks of successive rows, so that the 'arms15 operated by the 6 or 7 ke 's are staggered. The shafts 16 are jo-urnaed at one end to the front 1 of the casing which carries coiled sprinv t17 connected to the shafts and adapted to return them and their connected arts-to initial position after opera- [1011. sides of the casing,serve as intermediate bearing supports for the shafts. whose other ends'are journaled in the partition 9, through which they project and arerigidly connected .to arms 19 which engage stops 20, also carried by thepartition, which serve to limit their movement due to the action of srings 17.

Through the agencies described), #Y 16 may be independently rockedintheir bearings a distance roportioned to the value of the keys whicihoperate them, and returned by the coiled springs 17, this rocking motionbeing transmitted from the arms 19 to the registering mechanism bythe'de-V vices which will now be described. A p'lurality of counter rockshafts 21, correspondransve'rse bars 18, connected to the the shafts thecloser arrangement of parts, the rollers 14 ing 1n number with the rockshafts 16, are

journaled in bearing-plates 22 and 23 connected to the sides and bottomof the frame and braced together at their upper ends b a.-

cross plate. 24. The shafts 21 are pre erably of varying length, theshortest being uippermost, and are arranged so as to bring t e` righthand ends of the several shafts op posite theircorresponding rock shafts16,

. while the left hand ends of these shafts termin'atemore closelytoether for the p urpose hereinafter descri d. The bearing lates 22 and23 may be formed of one ieee,

ut as shown they are separateY p ates,`

stepped or shouldered so as to separate their oppositely. disposedport-lons different distances corresponding with the lengths of the lshafts'21wh1chare journaled in apertured 130.

1 the shafts 21 on the outside of'the bearing 4lugs 25 turned at rightangles to the` plates.

Each shaft 21 carries at its right hand end a crank arm 26 dis osedopposite'lts 'corresponding rock sha t 16, and adapted to be -movedthereby through anarm 27 'swivelly connected tothe arm 19 on said rockshaft.

Bythesf'z. means each rocking movement ofa shaft 16 serves rock acorresponding shaft I mount 'an' arm 28' lntermediate-its ends on theleft hand end of each shaftf21. These arms are rigidly connected tot-heshafts and disposed adjacent to a bearing Alug 'of plate 22, ontheinside. thereof, so that the rear ends of the arms will-projectbetween the bearing plates. These arms are normally disposed at anincline, as seen in Fig. 2. Loosely iournaled on the same end of each oflugs 25, is an arm 29 (Fig. 3) -which projects vtowards the ifront ofthe machine ann has its end bentl to' the right and connected to a'vertical arm 30, the lower-end of which4 is.

disposed above and adapted to. be l'engaged by. the lower front end ofthe adjacent 'arm 28 carried by the same shaft. By this means the arms29 may be moved upwardly bythe direct action Aofxthe shafts 21 throughthe arms 28, but their return downward movement is `made independentlyof .the return movement of the latter arms. The pur ose of this is .toenable the item wheels 31, w ch pose the registering ials or wheels atthe are operably connected to the arms 29 by arms 430, to be moved-frominitial position by the direct action of the.- key operated mechanism,but to be independentfof such mechanism .in returning to initialposition. j

The registering mechanism, as seen in Figs'. l and 4, is vassembled atthe left side of the rear end of the casin and in order to dismostconvenient po1nt to be operated by the mechanism described,v I arrangethem above the set of arms 28'and 29 which, by the construction andarrangement of their respectivel shafts 21, are disposed in thesameplanes -with the registering dials which they operate. As the itemand total dials are of 'considerable diameter, I prefer to dispose themin a registering compartment formed as a vertical extension of thecasing. A front plate 32 connected'to the 'top 3,' extends upwardly in a`double curve ,to form the front V of the registering compartment.This'plate is connected on one side to a plate 33 su ported by ,the top3 and constitutingt e rightside of the compartment whose other si es areformedby extending the adjacent side wall 34-and the rear wall 2 of thecasingl 'upwardl toa level with plates 32 and- 33.

A top p ate 35 is connected to the walls of the compartment and overlapsthe sides ,so that they project slightly above between washers 37 keyedin position thereon and are provided each with a spacing shoulder whichengages the adjacentl dial. The shaft isV journaled in the plate .33.and wall 34. These dials are cut away across their lower portions andprovided with pins Y or studs 38 to which their o erating arms 30 arepivotallv connected.- y thus reducing '.the thickness of the dials Iprovide for the free play of these arms between them.

4The item dials on their under sides are 'each provided with a set ofnine teeth 39, one for each digit. A pawl 40, held b aspringAl againstthe dial teeth1 is pivota ly connected to each of the yvert-ical plates42 mounted on a base 43, which is supported upon two bars 44 su' portedupon the partition 9 and connecteg at their rear ends to a secondlvertical partition'4f5 adjacent. tothe rear end of the casing.' Theseveral spring pressed 40 engage the teeth on the item dial so as toprevent the return movement of the dials to their .initial positionafter being moved to indicate an item. The reset mechanism to the itemdialswill be hereinafter described.

V0n its periphery opposite the teeth 39,.

each dial is provided with twofsets of di 'ts running from O to9. Thelowerset of igits are printed, stamped or fixed upon the periphery ofeach dial in any desired manner Y and are dis osedso that they arevisible through a g ass covered 'sight opening 46 in the front 32 of theregistering compartment. -'Tl'1e upper. set of digits are to be used forprinting items and vare therefore in the form of type, as best seen inFig. 4, and securedrto the periphery of the dials in anv suitablemanner.' They are so arranged relatively to the printing. deviceshereafter described, that 'the type digits corres onding to the di tsvisible. through the sig t opening 46 wil be disposed in a position torint the item -seen through said opening. n m struction I show the itemdia s 31 arranged the to 35 of the registering compartment throng anopening therein.

'In addition to the seven item dials 31, one

v of which is provided for each row of number.

keys, I provide a printing dial 47, having a flanged periphery ofsuiiicientv width toreceive the typefor printing a desired set of words.This dial 1s operated in the s`ame manner as the item dials by a row ofprinting sets of number keys, impart movement to the dial 47 setting 1tforward to nine registering positions, one corresponding with each key,

rom its initial position where it does not print. This wheel is thus adated t-o print nine words which may be'suc as are best present con-v idials 31 are loosely mountedon a shaft 36 pawls 'suited to't'hecharacter of work `which .the

thereof as seen in Fig. 11.- The several item l machine will be calledupon to perform. As

. 1204 keys at the left of the bank, which, b means of the transmissiondevices describe for the iintingdial, are respectively vv.f coinit,Int.v ytoYi `interest., Cash, Bah and substantially .horizontaliy,andlcarry. iozfor balanc-e "'tote'l, "Dtepf for deposit, spring pressedpawls 55 oppositely di-siosed #"Dft. for drafthand "Ck. for check. l tothe pawls 53 and in engagement wit the *c of eight totaling dials 4S(one in excessof the saine diameter asV the item its, running troni() to9 and arranged snct allv mounted on studs only for carrying overfrointheseventh dial,

cular reduced bearing end which overlaps a illustrated have adapted thiswheel to designate the charac-ter of the items l by printing t similarreduced hearing'end of an oppositely oppositethem abbreviations for thefollow' disposed lever 52'. By thus reducing and i n y words, exchange,discount, interest, cash, 1 overlapping the adjacent ends of the air ofVbaa i`ic e, note, deposit, draft, and check, the l levers disposedbetween each pair ofp dials, finger pieces lof the keys, which o erstethe i the dialsniay be arranged more closely tomar 'ed as fol` l gether.The levers 54, which are loosely ows," "'Exc.?.. for exchange, Dis.7 fordisl journaled onthe shaft 49, project rearwardly lThe totalingmechanism comprises a set ratchet wheels 50. At. their outer ends thesel transfer leversare" swivellv connected to item' dials 31), which areloosely journaledt arms 56 (as'seen more clearlv in Figs. 4 and upon ashaft 49 mounted in the said walls o t 7'), which in turn are swive vconnected to theA registering 'coi'npaitment in the same t the outer endof levers 57 pivotall mounted manner as shaft 36 and on a horizontalplane on the rear face of the plate 45. gpririgs 58,' therewith. Thesedials are preferably of the l also carried by the plate 45, tend t0 drawthe dials and have levers 5 7 and arms 56 downwardh1 against theirupperperiphei'i'es projecting above the stop pins'59. A second arm 60 isconnected top 35 of the registering casing through an ll to each lever57 atapoint nearer its pivot. At o ening therein. These dials are eachpro their upper ends these arms 60 are each vided with a plurality ofsetsof printing digswivelly connected to a trip lever 61., pivot- 62connected to the back 2 of the casing.' At their free ends l thesetrplevers .are adapted to engage pins 63 projecting from the side peripheryof the cessively around the whole periphery. Be- 'ing of the sainediameter as the itein dials, l arrange each set of digits so' that theyare -l subtended by the saine arc as either set of total dials. Therewill be a pin 63 for each die'itsoii the item dials. s illustrated thereset of digits on each dial, the pins being will he four sets of printingdigits on each l laced so that as each digit 9 on a dial is total dial.A ratchet wheel 50, provided iirought into printing position, a pin willenwith a number oi teeth corresponding with gage the trip lever 61,disposed opposite to the digits on the total dials, is secured to onesaid dial, and, as the dial is moved forward side of 'each totaldial.51, one of one registering pointto which is swivelly connected to therear end 'of the succeeding set of digits into printing of each rockerarm 28, lead upwardly beposition, the travel of the dial will beimparttween the iteni and total dials and connect ed to the trip leverand acting.r through arm 'each to the outer end of a lever 5 2 loosely60, lever 57, arin' journaled on shaft 49. There will be seven thismovement. will be transmitted bythe of these arms 51', which willtransmit motion l pawl 55 to the ratchet wheel 50 and will adroin thearms 28 to the first sevenv total vance the dial wheel of next higherdegree dials, counting from the' right, 'bythe enone registering point.The trip levers are ga'genientl of spring pressed pawls 53 carried sodisposed relatively to the pins that they by the levers 5l,with theteeth on the ratchet are released from the pins after the latter wheels5t); rl`he eighth total dial being used have traveled one registeringpoint. To conipensate any slight -lost niotionand to the bet.-

will not be independently` operated by the ter insure a positive`carrying action, the

keys. The movement ofthe rocker arms 28, arms 60 are connected to thelevers 57 .nea rer which corresponds with the value of the key to theivot oints of the latter than the arms which actuales them, will be thustransmit- 56. hese atter arms will therefore have a ted by the arms 51,levers 52, and pawls 53 to the corresponding total dials, each of whichwill be advanced a 'number of registering points corresponding with thedigit value of the liey depressed in its correspond-l in rows of keys.As this movement will bring the successive sets of type digits inprinting position, it is necessary to provide carrying mechanism totransfer from dial to dial as each new set'of digits is brought into useby the rotation of the' dials.

The transfer mechanism comprises a set of seven transfer levers 54, oneofwhich is dispped adjacent to each total diahexcept the t or unissdial, and is provided with a cirtravel slight-ly longer than that of thearms 60. Since the iiiovemcntof the latter arins is derived from thedial from which the carrying is to be effected. it follows that.themovement of the carrying levers 54, for the dials of higher degree towhich the carrying is to be eii'ected, will have .suiirient travel toinsurf` the positive carryin.r o( one digit, The springs 5S acttomaintain the' rms Sti and levers 54 and (il in initial position untiltheir respective dials have reached tho registering point. As thcrc willhe no lover 54 and pawl 55 to engage thc ratchet heel on the iirst orunits total dial. l provide :i spring pressed pawl 64 mounted upon heplate 45 bring the zero digit 56, and transfer lever 54,-

vand adapted to enga seems e the ratchet wheel to the units dial andheid it against movement the valne of the keys depresse in any'Y but a-foryvarddi-rection:

The rocking movement imparted by" the keys to the shafts' 16 and 2 1will` rock the arms 28'throug'h an are corres onding with The arms 28,through -the arms 30, .ift the item dials so that 'they exhibit` throughthe sight opening 46, digits correspondi'ng'wvith the numbers of thekeys depressed, and also set similar-type digits in positionabove thetop 35 toprint the item. A corres onding registering movement is imparteto the total dials through the arms 51lever's 52, pawls 53. andratchetwheels '0, so that these dials are advanced a requisite number of ste's' to register the numbers of' .:heo erated eys;A The coiled springs17, connecte to the shafts 16,' are sufficientlyy strong to insure theprompt' `return of these shafts and also'the shafts 2 to their initialposition after they have been rocked by the depression of the kevs.-'This return movement vofthe rock shafts will be imparted to the arms2'8, which will' move the 'levers 52' for the total dials back to'aninitial position, these dials being held against reverse movement bv theaction of the pawls and 64. It will be noted,

however, that since the arms 28 are not connected tothe operatingdevices 30 for the item. dials, these arms may swing downwardly Withouteiiecting a return of the item dials to their initial or zero osition..After an item has been registere thekeys and total dial arms 51 will bepromptly returned to initial position, while the item dials will beheld,in registering position by the engagement. of the pawls 40 with theirrespective ratchet teeth 39. To release these item dials, I provide aspecial'reset mechanism comprising a key 65 connected to a lever 66pivotally connected to the left side of the case near the sup ort forthe pawls 40. At its'rear end the ever is-provided with an elongatedslot67 which receives an end `of a swinging bar 68 pivotallyconnected'by links- 69 to a journal pin 70, mounted in the plates 42.The rear ends of the pawls 4() project over the bar 68 (Fig. 5) and areengaged and lifted thereby when the lever is depressed ins 71 carried byear. This moves the several pawls, against the action of their springs,out of engagement with the. teeth, 39,v thus leaving-.the

item dials free to he returned to their initial position which isAeiiected by means of springs 72 supported by hooks 73 from the irontside of partition 45 and connected each to the rear end of a lever 74fulcrumed be'- V tween -lugsor ears 75, preferably struck up from abearing plate ,76 fastened to the bottom and side of the casing. Theselevers 74 pass through openings in this plate 76 and and 80.

' slot 83.

slides 91 connected at their also through (Figr'), the bearing plate 22for't e rock shafts 21. At

elly connected byA links 78'to the arms 29h0- tween their pivot pointsand forward ends` their forward ends these levers 74 are-swiv- I wherethey are connected by the arms 30 with the tem dials. The springs 72will therefore tend to `draw the Varms 30 downwardly and to return theitem dials toinitial position, the movement of the dials being stoppedwhenfthey register zero, by the engagement of the arms 30 with the endsof the evers 28.

Y To effect. the return of the total dials to. their initial orv zeroposition, Iprovide the mechanism illustrated in Figs. 8 and 9, and whichcomprises two bracket. plates 79,A loosely journaled on the shaft 49 oneach side of the total dials..- A similar plate 80 is loosely journaledon the end of the shaft, f

'which projects beyond the side of the main 'casing and'carries aportion 81 of an operating handle disposed at its lower left hand end(Fig. 8). A rod 82 passes through 'an arcuate slot 83 in the side Wallofthe casing and connects the lower front endsofthe plates 79 A frame 84'has vlugs'85 journaled on rod 82 and so disv osed that the rear side ofthe frame iscapa le of sufficient vertical play to bring? the studs 86carried thereby, into engagement with stops or 4ins 63 on the totaldials. A ortion 87 of t e frame 'ects through t e' slot 83 and carries aalf andle 8810 positel but normally spaced therefrom t ev distance whichportion 87 drops into a notch 89 in the loweredge of A coil spring 90,connected to shaft' 49 and' engaging plate 80, tends to swing the. resetmechanism to its initial position where 87v drops into notch 89 andholds the parts together. This not only frees the frame of the notch butalso brings the stud 86 into position to engage the dial pins 63.as the.frame is 'swung' to the rear. The arcl of travel of the plate 84corresponds with the arc subtended by a set of digits, and it' thereforefollows that each stud 86 will pick up a total dial, regardless of itsosition, and continue to advance it until t e pins 63 on the dials arebrought into alinement and the dials set to a position Where they willeach print zero. It will be noted that thelength of the studs 86corresponds substantially.

until the handle parts 81 and 8 8 are drawn the registering compartmentW ose top 35 overla s thesldes 'sufficiently to form ide's for as idingframe comprising]- two U-s aped ont ends by s.

bar 92., The under side of 'o ne of the slides is notched, as-seen indotted lines Fig. 15,

` tend beyond the rear wall 94m? the-compartment, wherethey are eachprovided with a the barsQ of the paper'carriaffe, are pivot allyconnected. vThis isl best illustrated in Fig. 13, where the papercarriageis swung upwardly on the pivotalv connection just described andlifted' abo-ve .the sliding frame. The paper carriage comprises the bars9T, whichare connected at their front ends by a cross piece 9S adaptcdtorest upon the cross piece 92 of the slidin frame. 1Near their rear endsthe bars are a so braced by a second bar 99. Beyond the pivot point'tbebars 97, are bent and continue back to the frontof thema-chine as arms100. Thus an integral spring frame, V-'sliapedin side elevation, is

' provided, the front ends of t-he spring arms l100 being connected by afinger piece 101. The printing roll 102 and the guide rolls 103, on eachside thereof, are journaled in the arms 100. A frame 104, between whichthe arnis 100 are disposed, is mounted on the bars 97 and provided atits rear end with standards 105' Whichsupp'ort the paper roll 106. Thespindle 107, onfwhich the printing roll is fastened, extends throughslots 10S in the frame 104 and is rovided on both ends with fingerwheels 109, y means of which the roll may be turned independently of itsau-v tomatic feed `meclianism. 'A plate 110 is loosely journaled onthe sindie 1 07 at the left end of the printing ro and is provided with anarm 111, which is held 'bv aspiing 112 against a pin or stop 113 carriedby the frame 104. A dog 114 is ivotally connected to the plate 110 andhed bra spring 115 in engagement with a ratc et wheel l1 16 rigidlyconnected to the printing roll. The

spring 1 12 is connected to the spring arm 100,

the operation being that as the spring arms are depressed to theposi-tion shown in Fig. 12, the sprin 112 will act to hold the arm 111against t e pin 113 as Vthe plate-110 is drawn dowrn thereby causing theplate to rock on the spindle and move relatively to the ratchetwheellj 6so as to bring the dog'114 in engagement with the'neirt ratchetlteeth tothe right, Fig. 13. As the spring arms move upwardly. tlieplate willrock back on its axis and through 'the dog will advance the printingroll one step. Thus as the carriage is depressed for printing, the paperis automaticallyY .fed around the printing roll rol-l is opin'siteeither provided at each sidev in which ari-inking roll 121 is journaled.At

the center of its yrear portion this frame is connected tov the spring122 which is also connected to the stationary bar 99. As the arms 100arediepressed the spring draws the inking roll to the rear, causing ittopassl over depending iiange 95 to which flanges 96 on the ex osed typedigits of' either the item or total ials according to the 'position ofthe printing carrie e arid ink themsufiiciently to print whenv ttheprinting roll strikes them.,

Since the normal position for thefcarriae will be that for printingtheitems, I provi e the left handslid'e' 91 Wit-ha spring pressed catch1 23 having an end 124 bent up at right angles and adapted to engage thefrontend by'a pawl 12? pivot-cd vto one of the springl arms 100 providedwith an antifriction ro 128, which is licld in engagement with theratchet teeth by a springlZQ. pa er cutter disposed above the forward'rol 103 and connected to the arms 100.

Havingthus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire toprot-ect by Let a set of independent key operated rock shafts i u i I ti l 'ters'Patent, isz-- y 1. ln ainachine of the character described,

a casing a lui'ality o f independent key operated mem ers, registeringdevices, and operating ineans for said devices comprising a plurality ofArock shafts of different lengths A finger plate 12.5 is connected to' Iprovide a.

which are operably connected to said key operated members, said. rockshafts being disposed in different vertical i lanes with theircorresponding ends Steppe as and Afor the purposes' described. A

2. In a machine of the character described,

disposed longitudinally o the machine, registering devices,- aj set ofroel; shafts for operating said devices 4which are disposed trans`versely of the machine, and means to connect each of said transverserock shafts withV a' [corres ending key. operated rock shaft f 3. 1i aniachine'of the character described, a plurality of independent keyoperated members disposed longitudinally of the inachine, a plurality ofrock shafts of diterent lengths, each of which is connected to one ofsaid longitudinal 'members and operated thereby, registering devicesdisposed at one side of the machine, and means to operate sai-d devicesfrom said rock shafts in the man- With lugs or ears 17, in which arejournal-ed ner described.

f1. In a machine ofthe character described, 1

pulleys 11S. Two tiexible cords or chains a plurality of key operatedrock shafts disposed longitudinally of the machine, spring -nie-ansi toreturn said shafts to initial posi-l In amachine of the characterdescribed,

' a-plurality of4 registering devices, a pluralit of actuating membershavingtheir ends a( jacent to said devices stepped, means for operating'said devices connected to the stepped ends -of said actuating members,and key operated means to move said actuating members, substantiall Y asdescribed.

6. In a machine of t e character described, a plurality of transverselydisposed rocking increasing re ativ'ely in length -fr om the topdownward, means to su port said memberssothat their correspon ,ing endsterminate' closely together'and in alinenient with regis,

A tering devices', means actuated by said ends said registering devices,means -to catch and retan said devices inthe position to which A y 1'they have `been moved vbysaid key'o rated of the members Afor o erating'registerin devices, and key operate members connecte to saidltransverseY rocking members, substantially as described'.

7. In a machine of the character described, acasing inclosing key.operated means-for actuating a registering mechanism,l in combinationwith a compartment for said regis# tering mechanism supported by saidcasiii and posed above it, a set of item dials an a'set of total'dials-therein operabl connected to the actuating meansdisposed low themin said casin and openings in said compact.v

ment throug iw'hichsaid item dials are visible fromA the front and bothsets ofdials are exposed from above,as and for the purposes described.j.

8'. In alistiri'gY machine, the combination with item indicatin devicesand total indieating devices, of ev operated members, each of which isoperably connected by arms' with an 'item and a total registerin7device, spring means to return said key operated members to initialposition, and independent means to return said item devices.

A9. In ainachine ofthe character described, a plurality of itemindicating devices, independent key operated members -for actuating saiddevices, means to A return said actuating means to initial positionindependently of means, and means to tri said catces and Arelease vsaiddevices by t e depression of a key lever.-V 10; In a machine of thecharacter described, registering means comprising-item ,I ffand totalindica-tingV devicesf operating 'by said levers and said lever totaldials mechaiusm for said devices comprising ke i members as they returnto zero'position, andv independent. means to control' thc release andreturn' of the item devices..

1 1. ln u machine of the character described, Item and total registeringdevices,

key actuated members for operating said devices, means to connect saidmembers and item devices which are moved in one direction by saidmembers but'are -free to return independently of said members to initialposition, and means to operate said total devices which move with saidmembers in both directions but are etici-,tive to movesaid total devicesduring tlNll travel in butV one direction. members disposed one abovethe other and 1 2. Iii uv machine of the character described, aplurality of item and total dials, arms positively connected to the itemdials,

arms carrying pawls which en age teeth movable with the total dials, ankey operated rockiiw members said arms su )stantially as and in themanner described'.

13. In a machine of the character described, sets of item and totaldials, ratchet dials, a pawl carrying arm.'

shafts,'and levels connected to said shafts and to th(` total dialoperating arms, said opferatiiig arms-for the item dials being engagedmoved thereby, substantially as described.

r 1 4. In a machine of the 'character described, itein and total-dials,rock shafts disposed below said dials and key operated" adapted tooperate. Y.

carrying loverarms, devices, connected t i' arms and adapted to movesaid in one direction, devicesfor moving the item dials in bothdirections which are moved by said vlevers in one direction, and springmeans to reiurn said latter de- 1vices to initial position independentlyof said eVI`S posed by auid top openings, a second set of `indicatingdigits on the item dials, printing. means mounted on said casing andcoperating with Said type digits, and a sight opening the front of saidcasing indicating digits on the item-dial are visible. 1 6. In a machineof the character described, itcni and total indicating devices 8.1'-ranged adjacent to each other near the top of through which saidy .themachine and provided with type (ligi'ts, 130

11s. 15. In a machine of the character de' means disposed above saiddevices and 'operable independently of the key ,actuated means, saidprin-ting means being adjustable so as to print'from said item or totalindicat ing devices;

17. In a machine of the character dei scribed, item indicating'devices,total indi eating devices, key means for controlling the operationof-said devices, and printing means adjustable so as to cooperate-witheither ofsaid indicating devices torecord items or totals andcomprisinga spring frame carrying a printing roll, means to feed' paper aroundsaid roll, and aiinger bar to vdepress said roll into engagement withsaid .indicating de'- vices, substantially as described.

. 154. In ,a machine of the character described, registering devicescarrying type digits, and a printing means, cooperating therewith, whichis'slidabl'imounted on top of the machine and ad apte to be operated byhand, by the depression of a spring member spring means to' move saidprinting means into position above one. set of dials and 'a catch tohold said printing'ineans in position above the other set of dials whenmoved there, substantially as described.

19. In a machine of. the character described, a printing mechanismcomprising a deprcssible member carrying a printing roll, ineanstoautomatically-feed paper around said roll as it is depressed, a`registering` mechanism provided with type digits, incansto cause animpression ofsaid type digits to be taken on tlie'paper around said rollwhen the latter is pressed against the registering devices, saidprinting mechanism being disposed at or near the top of the machine andadapted to be operated by hand independently of. the registeringmechanism- 20. In. a machine of the character de scribed, independentsets of item and total registering devices disposed in'a separatecompartment, a printing meclianism coperating therewith and comprising acarriage mounted on said compartment so as to Y slide thereon, stops tobring said carriage to rest opposite said item or total devices, aspring member movable with said carriage and carrying a rcv'olubleprinting roll and a finger bar, and means to print items or totals on astrip of paper by adjusting said carriage and de ressiiig said springmember.

21. n a machine of i the character de-v scribed.. acasing. registeringAdevices therein provided with type digits. a hinged frame slidablymounted above said devices and car\ ryjng a printing mechanism which isadapted to cooperate with diterent sets of said type.

digits, said mechanism comprising a paper i and a printing roll, andmeans to automatically feed said paper as the device is operated forprinting for the purposes described.

scribed, printing devices comprising a hinged mountedv on sai-d hingedframe and carrying .j a printing roll, registeringV devices provide withtype digits; means .-t-o print from said 'ro l, substantially asdescribed.

2.3. in a machine of the character de; scribed, a` registering'compartment` having item and total type dials` disposedV therein andprojecting above said compartment, printing devices slidingly mounted'onsaid compartment and comprising an inking roll, a paper roll, a printingrol1,'nieans to automatically feed the paper around said latter roll,and a finger bar for operating the printing devices by hand.

24. In a vmachine of the character described, printing devices coperatiwith type bearing registering devices an com- )rising a spring pressedmember adapted to e operated by hand, a printing roll carried by saidmember, means to pass the paper around said roll, and automat-ic feeddevices for said roll comprising a member pivoted at one end adjacent tosaid roll and movable therewith, a stationar stop, spring means to forcetlie free end o said member against said stop throughout its movements,a toothed element fixed 'to said roll, and a pawl carried by said memberand engaging said element, for the urposes described.

2 5. In a machine of the character described, a plurality of keyactuated rock shafts, item dials, arms connected to said dials, springsacting on levers connected tol said arms and tending to move the dialsto their initial position, and members fixed to said rockshafts whichmove said arms against said spring means by engaging said arms or parts'movable therewith without being ositively connected thereto.

26. n a machine of the character described, a plurality of total dials,a toothed element movable with said dials, a pair of oppositely disposedpawl bearing levers arranged between ad'acent dials, said pawls actingto move said toothed element in the same direction, key actuated membersfor l operating one of said arms, and means acted upon by the dials tomove. the other pawl bearing levers which cooperate with the dials ofrelatively higher order. i

27. In a machine of the character de scribed, a compartment containingsets of item and total dials, a top'for said compartment through whichsaid dials slightl project and which overlapsthe sides of saiconipartment, frame mounted on said compartmentand having sides whichoverlap the sides of said compartment top, spring means t. e digits bythe depression",of said printingA 22. In" a 4machine o the character dcI frame supporting. a paper roll, a spring frame A to hold said slide inone position, aAV-sha )ed spring frame hinged atits apex to said slide,

'. .aprin'ting roll journaled' in the uplper'arni of the 'spring frame,'a finger bar carried b said '-armwand means to (pass paper arounprinting 1011, as an scribed.

advanced, leaving said key controlled means 28. In a machine of thecharacterl described, item and total indicating devices, keycontrolledmeans adapted to simultaneously advance both item and total devices,means to catch and hold said item devices in the position to which theyvhave been thus l said. for the purposes de` messes.

. JAMES FRANCIS MAYS. Witnesses:

Trios. J. WINGFIELD, Noma WELSH.

